"If my people who are
called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My
face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land!
NOTE: For centuries, Haiti has been one
of the darkest nations in the world - full of voodoo and
witchcraft - even at the highest levels of government. But now -
look at this!!
ARTICLE and YOUTUBE VIDEO BELOW - AMAZING MIRACLE in HAITI
Jerry Miel is a radio engineer who served as a missionary in
Haiti with World Team mission when he lived there. He worked
with the Christian station, Radio Lumiere (Radio Light). He has
gone back to Haiti to help in the aftermath of the earthquake
and makes these important observations. -- Boxley
AN INCREDIBLE DAY in the HISTORY OF HAITI - by Jerry Miel (Feb
17).
I think that I will remember this day as one of the most
significant in my life, not because of what I did, but for it's
meaning...
Today was the one month anniversary of the great Haitian
earthquake.
About 3 days ago the Haitian President announced that there
would be 3 days of holiday from work for the purpose of fasting
and prayer. This is absolutely historic. If you have ever been
in Haiti as a visitor or missionary, could you ever have
imagined
such a pronouncement? Could you image such an announcement from
the U.S. President? This morning I saw a young Haitian -
American woman, the leader of a work team, crying because the
Americans could not understand the incredible importance of this
day and wanted to go about business as usual. Remember, it was
only about 6 years ago that a former Haitian president called
the nation to come together to rededicate the nation to Satan.
This was not "a minute of silence for the deceased" or something
as equally insignificant. Whatever the President might have
originally intended, this became a real commitment for the
Haitian people. As I sit here this evening, I can hear the
preaching coming from a nearby church. Services have been going
on all day...
Let me tell you what I saw and felt today.
Peniel and I had planned an inspection trip up to the Artibonite
Valley today. Right or wrong, I don't really know, but since it
was the only opportunity, we went ahead with the trip. As we
left the guest house about 7:30 am, we were met by throngs of
well
dressed people headed to various churches. The sounds of
Christian music and worship filled the air everywhere. The next
observation was that there was NO traffic. Port-au-Prince
streets are always clogged and overflowing with bumper to bumper
traffic. This morning there were only a few vehicles on the
roads, a few small buses (tap taps), some UN and military
vehicles, and a few private cars. We had clear sailing through
town. The same was true of foot traffic. Usually the streets
are clogged also with people walking. Today there were only a
few and many of them
dressed for church. The only place that there were traffic
blocks was in front of several churches where the congregations
had overflowed the buildings and the yards and had moved out
into the streets as well.
The next observation was that EVERYTHING was closed! We could
not find even one business or gas station open. There were no
intercity buses running. Whereas the sidewalks are usually
overflowing with millions of street venders, we only saw a few
here and there. The huge outdoor market near the wharf where
thousands work each day and is spread out to cover most of the
street, was EMPTY.
Where were all the people? They were in churches and makeshift
meeting sites. Every church (except a JW church) had services
going on, almost always overflowing into the streets. Beside
broken down churches, services were taking place outside. In
homeless camps, there were services. Everywhere the nation was
gathered to worship and pray. No, I did not see any voodoo,
Islamic, or Buddhist services. This scene was repeated in every
town and hamlet that we passed during the day.
Tonight, Pastor Ignace, who is sharing the room with me, asked
this question: "Can people still say that Haiti is a voodoo
country?" What has been happening and is continuing to happen in
Haiti did not happen because of the earthquake. It has been
happening because the Haitian people know how to pray. This is a
tremendous outpouring of God's power as the result of prayer.
Twenty years ago I started praying for the Gospel to change the
Haitian culture. I think that I am seeing God do that work.
The only sadness that I feel today is for our nation. While a
nation that has long been under Satan's domination is turning to
God with total commitment, our nation, founded on Godly values
has rejected God and is rapidly trying to forget that his name
even exists. Let us pray for revival.
4-MIN VIDEO of HAITI DAYS of PRAYER-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30rWm84z-zg
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